Russia forces thwarted three sea drone attacks on the strategic Crimean Bridge linking Ukraine’s occupied Crimean Peninsula to the Russian mainland, as Ukraine’s military said it was continuing its push toward the southeastern city of Melitopol in an effort to cut off the land bridge to Crimea.
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1,301 died on Hajj this year
More than 1,300 people died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with numerous cases due to heat stress and unauthorized trips accounting for more than four out of five of the fatalities. The Saudi government said that 83% of those who died were unauthorized to perform Hajj and walked long distances under direct sunlight, without adequate shelter or comfort.
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Zelensky meets Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak greets Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the Ukraine president arrives in the United Kingdom. The British offer to train Ukrainian pilots on modern Nato fighter jets is a carefully couched hint to the rest of Nato that at some point it may have to provide modern jets to help Ukraine defend its airspace from the Russian air force.
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Suspect arrested after second mass shooting in Serbia
A man suspected of killing at least eight people in Serbia has been arrested following a massive manhunt, leaving the country reeling from its second mass shooting in just two days. The latest shooting happened late on Thursday night when an attacker opened fire in the village of Dubona, about 60 kilometers, about 37 miles southeast of the Serbian capital Belgrade.
